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earlier today president obama consoled the nation at an interfaith service if boston's cathedral of the holy cross. >> our prayers are with the injured. so many wounded, some gravely. from their beds, some are surely watching us gather here today. and if you are, know this, as you begin this long journey of recovery, your city is with you. your commonwealth is with you. your country is with you. we will all be with you as you learn to stand and walk and yes, run again, of that i have no doubt. you will run again. (applause) >> rose: a little after 5 p.m. this evening at a press conference the fbi released images and surveillance video of two potential suspects. the picture showed two young men carrying backpacks near the sites of the explosion. fbi special agent richard deslauriers asked for the public's help to identify the suspects. >> after a detailed analysis of photo video and other evidence, we are releasing photos of these two suspects, identified as suspect one and suspect two. they appeared to be associated. suspect one is wearing a dark hat. suspect two is wearing a white hat.
earlier today president obama consoled the nation at an interfaith service if boston's cathedral of the holy cross. >> our prayers are with the injured. so many wounded, some gravely. from their beds, some are surely watching us gather here today. and if you are, know this, as you begin this long journey of recovery, your city is with you. your commonwealth is with you. your country is with you. we will all be with you as you learn to stand and walk and yes, run again, of that i have no...
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at the white house president obama vowed it will be a swift and thorough search for whomever planted the device. >> anyresponsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: police questioned man who was injured and being treated in a boston hospital. the investigators say he's not considered a suspect nora person of interest. and so far police are still not commenting on the specific aspects of their investigation. however, we do know they spent seven hours in revere, massachusetts. not too far from where we stand right now. and going through an apartment building. they were seen bringing out evidence bags to their cars p however, no arrests were made. th charisma loan. now back to you. >>> we are learning more this morning about the little boy who may be the youngest victim to lose his life in yesterday's attack. this is 8 year old martin richard. our sister station in boston is reporting that martin was watching his father finish the race when he was killed in that blast. his father is suffering a severe brain injury and his 6-year-old sister lost her leg. earlier t
at the white house president obama vowed it will be a swift and thorough search for whomever planted the device. >> anyresponsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: police questioned man who was injured and being treated in a boston hospital. the investigators say he's not considered a suspect nora person of interest. and so far police are still not commenting on the specific aspects of their investigation. however, we do know they spent seven hours in...
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president obama said despite a 90% approval rating among the public. and strong support from the families who lost loved ones in the newtown massacre. president obama called yesterday a pretty shameful day in washington. but what do you think? should background checks be ramped up for gun buyers? you can weigh in on the "nightline" facebook page or tweet us @nightline. world news knew is coming up soon with overnight breaking news. as always, tune into good morning america tomorrow. we're on line at abcnews.com. see you here tomorrow night. >> it looibingd like picked me up and pushed me back. a little. but like seriously felt like an earthquake. >> war zone. every window is out. >> people in this small texas town picking themselves up tonight at vigil while investigators try to figure out what setoff the massive explosion. >> but first the boston bombing suspects. fbi released video of 2 men they are calling armed and extremely dangerous. good evening. >> i'm carolyn. the fbi knew this would happen. >> within hours of releasing these images of the 2 s
president obama said despite a 90% approval rating among the public. and strong support from the families who lost loved ones in the newtown massacre. president obama called yesterday a pretty shameful day in washington. but what do you think? should background checks be ramped up for gun buyers? you can weigh in on the "nightline" facebook page or tweet us @nightline. world news knew is coming up soon with overnight breaking news. as always, tune into good morning america tomorrow....
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president obama has said those responsible for the acts will weight of justice. let's go over to boston now and bbc's reporter. is a morning like no other for boston. find national guard in the center of their city and vast areas of it off.ned behind me there is a gigantic crime scene. that st few yards of marathon are being combed over by the police as they look for clues. it was a beautiful spring afternoon. the streets were packed with a with their supporters. blasts.e the terrifying it should have been a moment of for runners finishing the marathon. instead, there was confusion and then horror. two explosions trying to cause .aximum damage >> no way, no way. go back. death and destruction in frightening d spectators. rushed to help the wounded. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> i saw a trash can explode and people started throwing down the and running over each other and i ran in the other could.on as fast as i >> there was an explosion and air. white smoke in the it was horrible. traumatizing. >> i saw quite a few casualties coming back. guy with his legs gone t th
president obama has said those responsible for the acts will weight of justice. let's go over to boston now and bbc's reporter. is a morning like no other for boston. find national guard in the center of their city and vast areas of it off.ned behind me there is a gigantic crime scene. that st few yards of marathon are being combed over by the police as they look for clues. it was a beautiful spring afternoon. the streets were packed with a with their supporters. blasts.e the terrifying it...
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>> president obama has signed the most, he expanded it. >> well, the last time mooil of that marathon was dedicated to the newtown families. that's when all the chaos occurred and it didn't transfer to washington at all. >> right now, we have john kerry. he's testifying for the first time at secretary of state. but he's actually talking about what happened in boston. a little bit. but he'll hit on a number of topics, we want to listen in. >> boston is not going to be intimidated by this, but we're going to find out who did this. and the police work being done is extraordinary, the fbi is remarkable. there's great deal of forensic evidence and we're hopeful that we can bring people to justice. turning to the business before us this morning, i do promise to remember how important the lessons are i learned in my time in congress, which means keep your remarks short so we can get to the questions. there are some things i want to share with you. one of the lessons i've learned and particularly been reenforced in my early travels, and let me just say what a privilege it is to appear -- >> a
>> president obama has signed the most, he expanded it. >> well, the last time mooil of that marathon was dedicated to the newtown families. that's when all the chaos occurred and it didn't transfer to washington at all. >> right now, we have john kerry. he's testifying for the first time at secretary of state. but he's actually talking about what happened in boston. a little bit. but he'll hit on a number of topics, we want to listen in. >> boston is not going to be...
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last night, president obama reminding all americans to not forget about this community despite the terror attack. listen to what he had to say. >> our thoughts, our prayers are with the people of west, texas where so many lost their lives. i pledge that the people of west will have the resources that they need to recover and rebuild. >> a vigil was held last night in west, texas, to pray for those still missing and remember those who had been lost. >> still pray for texas for sure. the time is 39 after the top of the hour. coming up, our coverage of the boston bombing arrest continues. our next guest says al qaeda has been trying to pull off an attack like this for years. tony shaffer explains after the break. >>> how do you track a suspected terrorist who has been trained to blend in? we have a former fbi profiler who joins us coming up next. used a contractor before and didn't know where to start. at angie's list, you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. no company can pay to be on angie's list, so you can trust what you're readin
last night, president obama reminding all americans to not forget about this community despite the terror attack. listen to what he had to say. >> our thoughts, our prayers are with the people of west, texas where so many lost their lives. i pledge that the people of west will have the resources that they need to recover and rebuild. >> a vigil was held last night in west, texas, to pray for those still missing and remember those who had been lost. >> still pray for texas for...
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the obama administration made it a cornerstone of their foreign policy but you know, richard falk didn't materialize out of thin air. he's appointed and supported by the human rights council. >> neil: so these views are probably held by other members on the committee. >> the organization of islamic council -- if the obama administration didn't support the council it would be a different situation. >> neil: do you think it knows others on it is on the council shares that view? >> two weeks ago the islamic governments in new york city said -- refused to define terrorism unless there was a exception clause for legitimate struggle. we know what they're about, why are we legitimizing them. richard falk is paid for by american tax dollars, his reports are put on the web and circulated. it's about time we not only call for his removal but stop legitimating the council and get off. >> neil: if we get off, the administration argument is we can never engage. you say -- >> there are lots of other vehicles for engaging other than human rights council that is fraud fraudulent. >> the secretary genera
the obama administration made it a cornerstone of their foreign policy but you know, richard falk didn't materialize out of thin air. he's appointed and supported by the human rights council. >> neil: so these views are probably held by other members on the committee. >> the organization of islamic council -- if the obama administration didn't support the council it would be a different situation. >> neil: do you think it knows others on it is on the council shares that view?...
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president barack obama will travel to boston on thursday for a service to remember the victims. he says this was an act of terror but americans cannot be terrorized. >> what we don't yet know is who carried out this attack or by, whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization foreign terrorist ofanizationor was the act a malevolent individual. >> the fbi is asking people in the boston area if they have seen or heard anything suspicious in the last few days. but he may be closer to home although this is a global inquiry. >> hundreds of people have gathered in boston, hold a vigil for the. victims of the the they met on boston common and sang songs and wrote messages. there was a heavy military presence at the vigil with dozens of members of the national guard. u.s. cities across the have been on high alert. officers have been on patrol outside the white house. all the victims of the attack, a flag on top the white house was to half mast on tuesday morning. coming up in the program, while aid workers in aleppo, syria, collect dozens of bodies, we will hear from a
president barack obama will travel to boston on thursday for a service to remember the victims. he says this was an act of terror but americans cannot be terrorized. >> what we don't yet know is who carried out this attack or by, whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization foreign terrorist ofanizationor was the act a malevolent individual. >> the fbi is asking people in the boston area if they have seen or heard anything suspicious in the last few days. but he...
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. >>> president obama called the deadly bombings an act of terror today. it's a phrase he avoided yet when the investigation was still in flux. >> this is a cowardly act, given what we have learned, the defense department is calls it an act of terror. >> reporter: the president is scheduled to travel to boston on thursday and attend an interfaith service as police and other law enforcement remain on high alert. >>> the stories of those who died are coming to light. those killed include an 8-year- old, martin richards. he was a spectator at the race along with his parents, father and sister. also killed crystal campbell of arlington. she's being remembered for her generous spirit. crystal had been going to watch the marathon since she was a little girl. the third victim was a gradual student. she was from china. the consulate refused to release her name at the request of her family. crystal's mother struggled with her emotions as she remembered a woman who was full of life. >> she was always smiling. i can't believe this is happening. she was such a hard wo
. >>> president obama called the deadly bombings an act of terror today. it's a phrase he avoided yet when the investigation was still in flux. >> this is a cowardly act, given what we have learned, the defense department is calls it an act of terror. >> reporter: the president is scheduled to travel to boston on thursday and attend an interfaith service as police and other law enforcement remain on high alert. >>> the stories of those who died are coming to light....
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. >>> president obama called the deadly bombings an act of terror today. it's a phrase he avoided yet when the investigation was still in flux. >> this is a cowardly act, given what we have learned, the defense department is calls it an act of terror. >> reporter: the president is scheduled to travel to boston on thursday and attend an interfaith service as police and other law enforcement remain on high alert. >>> the stories of those who died are coming to light. those killed include an 8-year- old, martin richards. he was a spectator at the race along with his parents, father and sister. also killed crystal campbell of arlington. she's being remembered for her generous spirit. crystal had been going to watch the marathon since she was a little girl. the third victim was a gradual student. she was from china. the consulate refused to release her name at the request of her family. crystal's mother struggled with her emotions as she remembered a woman who was full of life. >> she was always smiling. i can't believe this is happening. she was such a hard wo
. >>> president obama called the deadly bombings an act of terror today. it's a phrase he avoided yet when the investigation was still in flux. >> this is a cowardly act, given what we have learned, the defense department is calls it an act of terror. >> reporter: the president is scheduled to travel to boston on thursday and attend an interfaith service as police and other law enforcement remain on high alert. >>> the stories of those who died are coming to light....
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he's feeling better who wouldn't vtv after a visit today from first lady obama. unhooked from nearly all machines and mother tells us that he could be out of icu by tomorrow. >> well tonight runners from the bay area showed their solidarity with the victims and people of boston by taking part in the candle light round and vigil. hundreds turn out including an its bay woman who was interthe blast. 7 news reporter has the story. >>reporter: they may haveeen sprted by distance but these rus in oakland snow park were connected to boston in spirit. >> go boston. pishtion more than 300 ran through oakland. went 3 miles one for each victim who died in the bom bombings. paula of concord ran the marathon and was near the explosion. >> a lot of emotion. like right now. just remembering people's faces and the fear. lots of fear. camaraderie. >>reporter: this run organized by the owner of the see jane run sporting good store. >> we are standing strong together as community and we are not going to let this kind of thing hold us back. >>reporter: in oakland, abc 7 news. >> and
he's feeling better who wouldn't vtv after a visit today from first lady obama. unhooked from nearly all machines and mother tells us that he could be out of icu by tomorrow. >> well tonight runners from the bay area showed their solidarity with the victims and people of boston by taking part in the candle light round and vigil. hundreds turn out including an its bay woman who was interthe blast. 7 news reporter has the story. >>reporter: they may haveeen sprted by distance but...
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he's feeling better who wouldn't vtv after a visit today from first lady obama. unhooked from nearly all machines and mother tells us that he could be out of icu by tomorrow. >> well tonight runners from the bay area showed their solidarity with the victims and people of boston by taking part in the candle light round and vigil. hundreds turn out including an its bay woman who was interthe blast. 7 news reporter h the story. >>reporter: they may have been sprted by distance but these runners in oakland snow park were connected to boston in spirit. >> go boston. pishtion more than 300 ran through oakland. went 3 miles one for each victim who died in the bom bombings. paula of concord ran the marathon and was near the explosion. >> a lot of emotion. like right now. just remembering people's faces and the fear. lots of fear. camaraderie. >>reporter: this run organized by the owner of the see jane run sporting good store. >> we are standing strong together as community and we are not going to let this kind of thing hold us back. >>reporter: in oakland, abc 7 news. >>
he's feeling better who wouldn't vtv after a visit today from first lady obama. unhooked from nearly all machines and mother tells us that he could be out of icu by tomorrow. >> well tonight runners from the bay area showed their solidarity with the victims and people of boston by taking part in the candle light round and vigil. hundreds turn out including an its bay woman who was interthe blast. 7 news reporter h the story. >>reporter: they may have been sprted by distance but...
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coming up president obama says those responsible for the marathon bombings will feel the full weight of justice. we'll have a full report from washington. you may be waking up to a heightened state of security where you live. why are so many cities stepping up their protections. you're watching a special edition of "early today." >>. >> announcer: "early today" is brought to you by advil. make the switch to advil now. . >>> flags are flying at half-staff in washington as lawmakers on capitol hill amend their schedules in response to what some are calling an act of terror. today members of the intelligence committee will be briefed by homeland security and the fbi on explosions at the boston march on the. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington with more. >> reporter: good morning. right after this happened capitol police went into action. they are warning visitors to the capitol complex to expect more police presence, visible presence today. as you noted some lawmakers have already been briefed, others get more details on this investigation today. >> the house will now observe a mom
coming up president obama says those responsible for the marathon bombings will feel the full weight of justice. we'll have a full report from washington. you may be waking up to a heightened state of security where you live. why are so many cities stepping up their protections. you're watching a special edition of "early today." >>. >> announcer: "early today" is brought to you by advil. make the switch to advil now. . >>> flags are flying at half-staff...
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. >> president barack obama marked the moment with a moment of reflection in the oval office. here our alicia sylvester explores the moment of science and the unity seen in the city of boston. >> reporter: sometimes grief has no words. 2:50 p.m., exactly one week on the massachusetts state house steps. to the new york stock exchange, to the senate floor in washington. on ordinary streets, to the marathon route where instead of cheers and smiles of a runner crossing the finish line, there is silence. to the flowers and flags, the signs of "boston strong," to the spot where last week two bombs took three lives. to a place where the quiet says more than words can ever say. for one long minute, the country is silent and remembers and begins to heal. and when the moment is over, there is this. ♪ god bless america [ applause ] >> lisa sylvester, cnn. >>> the city of boston united there and the people of boston also took another step toward healing on monday. [ bagpipes ]. >> this was the ceremony at the site of the deadly bombings on boylston street. federal authorities turning th
. >> president barack obama marked the moment with a moment of reflection in the oval office. here our alicia sylvester explores the moment of science and the unity seen in the city of boston. >> reporter: sometimes grief has no words. 2:50 p.m., exactly one week on the massachusetts state house steps. to the new york stock exchange, to the senate floor in washington. on ordinary streets, to the marathon route where instead of cheers and smiles of a runner crossing the finish line,...
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we know president obama is visiting the area. >>> in the meantime, commodity prices are selling off. the sell-off i should say continues. it's mostly copper today, though. and we are certainly off the lows. in fact, something of a rebound shaping up now with gold up better than 1%. crude participating, as well. brent and nymex there both remaining below if you want to call them key psychological levels of $109 a barrel respectively. we've seen miners down significantly in some cases this morning. coming off the lows of the session. how do you play the commodities space? what other opportunities might the u.s. offer in particular here? darren joins me from yorkville capital. welcome. you're here to talk infrastructure, but the conference is about infrastructure, but what you're talking about, really, are some of the opportunities that the u.s. now offers, given a lot of the big changes we've recently seen when it comes to shale gas. >> absolutely. i will start out with two questions for you today. what's the fastest growing energy producing country in the world? >> i'm going guess it'
we know president obama is visiting the area. >>> in the meantime, commodity prices are selling off. the sell-off i should say continues. it's mostly copper today, though. and we are certainly off the lows. in fact, something of a rebound shaping up now with gold up better than 1%. crude participating, as well. brent and nymex there both remaining below if you want to call them key psychological levels of $109 a barrel respectively. we've seen miners down significantly in some cases...
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president obama came out this week and said he supports this bill. do you want his active involvement in this? do you need his active involvement or is it better to have him stand back and let you all handle this? >> a few months back when the president was headed to nevada to talk about immigration, the sunday before he left he was on the one with chuck schumer and me and we talked for a few minutes and he said "all right, i won't put a bill on the table, i'll give you the chance to move forward. but i've learned a lesson watching congress, i'm not going to wait forever so get on to it and get it done." and we have. the president has been encouraging us. he supports comprehensive immigration reform. i know he'll do whatever it takes to help us pass this bill but he's committed to it personally. >> warner: senator richard durbin of illinois, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> suarez: in the fourth in our five-part online series, we catch up with jesus garcia, an activist we first interviewed about immigration rerm in 2006. what has and hasn't chan
president obama came out this week and said he supports this bill. do you want his active involvement in this? do you need his active involvement or is it better to have him stand back and let you all handle this? >> a few months back when the president was headed to nevada to talk about immigration, the sunday before he left he was on the one with chuck schumer and me and we talked for a few minutes and he said "all right, i won't put a bill on the table, i'll give you the chance to...
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obama's four horsemen, as you can see. other pop -- apocalyptic. i think a lot of the books that are out have come out in the past few months have talked about america at a crossroads or america at a point where we have a big decision to make. david who is a terrific writer and spokesperson basically says the we have crossed that point. it is too late to avoid some of the disasters that we are facing. now we just have to buckle down and figure how to get through. >> the last book you have, you're holding a galley right here. >> holding a little one. this book is not even get out. this is our next big book coming in april. it's called the ultimate obama survivor get -- survival guide. this is a terrific read. very fine. also very practical. the first part of the book tells us all the terrible things we're facing under a second term abroad, and the second half of the buck is a very practical survival guide. everything from how to buy gold coins to how to stop your house -- stockier house of food and water down to buy a gun and what ammunition to stac
obama's four horsemen, as you can see. other pop -- apocalyptic. i think a lot of the books that are out have come out in the past few months have talked about america at a crossroads or america at a point where we have a big decision to make. david who is a terrific writer and spokesperson basically says the we have crossed that point. it is too late to avoid some of the disasters that we are facing. now we just have to buckle down and figure how to get through. >> the last book you...
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. >> our mission is clear come to .ring to justice president obama spoke again this morning. >> if you want to know who we are, what america is, how we respond to evil, that is it. selflessly, compassionately, unafraid. >> authorities spent the night at a residence near the airport. they questioned a young saudi student considered a person of interest. >> the president, 11:30 this morning mating rite -- made remarks about the situation and about to get whoever is responsible for these terror acts. listening to what the president said not long ago. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act. given what we now know by what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target civilians it is an act of terror. what we do not yet know however is who killed -- who was killed carrying out the tech, whether it was foreign or domestic, or if it was a lone individual. that is what we do not yet know. clearly we are at the beginning of the investigation. it will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we will find out. ourill find w
. >> our mission is clear come to .ring to justice president obama spoke again this morning. >> if you want to know who we are, what america is, how we respond to evil, that is it. selflessly, compassionately, unafraid. >> authorities spent the night at a residence near the airport. they questioned a young saudi student considered a person of interest. >> the president, 11:30 this morning mating rite -- made remarks about the situation and about to get whoever is...
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of us being contacted was the recent letters that were sent to senator wicker, as well as president obama. the information that we received from the fbi of the content that those two letters contained, the way that the letters were typewritten to those two individuals, the postmark similarity that we had, it raised suspicion that there could possibly be a connection to the letter that we received in justice court. the next step that we took was a joint effort in investigating what we could about what this substance was that was inside the letter that we had. as you all know, the federal authorities released the information as far as the content that they believed was placed inside the two letters to senator wicker, as well as president obama. their team and other government officials arrived at our facility. we staged them on our north parking lot. there's a portable laboratory that was brought in. they came in and took possession of our letter, which is the justice court letter that was received on april 10th. that particular letter, content and envelope has been analyzed at the laborato
of us being contacted was the recent letters that were sent to senator wicker, as well as president obama. the information that we received from the fbi of the content that those two letters contained, the way that the letters were typewritten to those two individuals, the postmark similarity that we had, it raised suspicion that there could possibly be a connection to the letter that we received in justice court. the next step that we took was a joint effort in investigating what we could...
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that is why president obama continues to be briefed. this is a response and a story that has been fast unfolding for days now, but it is also a story that is very personal for president obama, very personal for the residents of boston. 24 hours ago that president obama was speaking at that interface church service in boston. he said, "we have momentarily been knocked off our feet, but we will pick ourselves up. thatwas a heinous act, they picked the wrong city to do it." those are the words of president obama, who himself was a student in boston at one time and who holds the city dear to his heart. he is watching this unfolding, but like most americans, he is directing his response in many capacities and has made a promise to the american people that the full weight of justice will be brought down on the individuals responsible for this. we have had this focus for many hours on these two suspects, but again, it is key that the second individual is found so that there can be some clear answers as to whether they are working in a group or
that is why president obama continues to be briefed. this is a response and a story that has been fast unfolding for days now, but it is also a story that is very personal for president obama, very personal for the residents of boston. 24 hours ago that president obama was speaking at that interface church service in boston. he said, "we have momentarily been knocked off our feet, but we will pick ourselves up. thatwas a heinous act, they picked the wrong city to do it." those are the...
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president obama will travel to boston on thursday to speak at an interfaith service. today, he vowed to find those responsible and labeled the bombings an act of terrorism. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act. and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. it will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we will find out. we will find whoever harmed our citizens and we will bring them to justice. >> today we also are getting new video of the actual explosions. including the only tape we've seen taken by a woman actually running in the race. [ explosion ] . >> and new radio calls from first responders reveal the chaotic moments just after the explosions. >> we have reports of two explosions here. we have at least a dozen people with serious injuries. >> at least two explosions. a dozen serious injuries, a multiple injury incident. >> authorities are now asking anyone with potential photo or video evidence to come
president obama will travel to boston on thursday to speak at an interfaith service. today, he vowed to find those responsible and labeled the bombings an act of terrorism. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act. and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. it will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we will find out. we will...
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president obama saying "we'll find out who did this and hold them accountable." flags were lowered to half-staff in d.c. and around the nation as the country mourns with boston. >>> at least one powerful image in this morning's papers is capturing the human toll of the attacks at the finish line. two men tending to a bloodied woman laying on the ground on boylston street. "the boston globe" calling it "marathon terror." "new york times," the paper's subheadlines calling it "panic at the finish line." "usa today," "terror returns." showing police officers rushing to the aid of an injured runner in the street. time now for a look ahead. there will be an update on the boston marathon bombings at 9:30 eastern this morning, and the boston celtics game against indiana has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. coming up later this morning on a special edition of the "today" matt lauer and lester holt are live in boston with all the late-breaking details on yesterday's deadly explosions. hear from a doctor who jumped in to help the wounded while waiting for his wif
president obama saying "we'll find out who did this and hold them accountable." flags were lowered to half-staff in d.c. and around the nation as the country mourns with boston. >>> at least one powerful image in this morning's papers is capturing the human toll of the attacks at the finish line. two men tending to a bloodied woman laying on the ground on boylston street. "the boston globe" calling it "marathon terror." "new york times," the...
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. >> president obama, echoing the calls to bring the attacker to justice. as the nation mourns those who lost their lives. we begin with catie davis on boylston street. >> reporter: two explosives detonate near the finish line of the boston marathon. >> it was really loud and chaos everywhere. >> the the devices 12 seconds apard. >> 50 to 100 yards apart. each scene resulted in multiple casualties. >> it was a holiday in this city, when the marathon is run. the governor told the citizens to remain calm. >> two explosionos boylston street. >> there were victims who had lost limbs, and tonight, it is was announced the fbi is taking the lead in the investigation. >> it has the potential terrorist investigation. >> president obama vowed to bring those responsible to justice. >> we will find out who did this and hold them accountable. >> multiple explosive devices were found at the scene. boston now dealing with a mass casualty, as a shaken city tries to come to gribs with a violent attack in the heart of the city. katie davis, nbc news, boston. >>> police offic
. >> president obama, echoing the calls to bring the attacker to justice. as the nation mourns those who lost their lives. we begin with catie davis on boylston street. >> reporter: two explosives detonate near the finish line of the boston marathon. >> it was really loud and chaos everywhere. >> the the devices 12 seconds apard. >> 50 to 100 yards apart. each scene resulted in multiple casualties. >> it was a holiday in this city, when the marathon is run....
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dagen: president obama briefed this morning. we are looking at this live breast priest -- press briefing- press briefing. meantime in washington president obama was briefed this morning on the boston investigation. the man had. we go to rich jensen at the white house with the latest. >> reporter: a very fluid situation. the national security staff convening about an hour-long briefing this morning that ended -t about -- probably an hour ago. we were supposed to get a briefing in new from the press secretary, just a regular is scheduled briefing, the daily briefing. that has been pushed off, postponed to a time to be determined. we are learning now also comes from capitol hill. his reporting, is senior source on capitol hill was brief but a national data terrorism center saying that police believed dzhokhar tsarnaev is still in the boston area and it is important they get all the time and do so live because they want to find out if this is something broader. there is another person involved those sources saying it is hard to beli
dagen: president obama briefed this morning. we are looking at this live breast priest -- press briefing- press briefing. meantime in washington president obama was briefed this morning on the boston investigation. the man had. we go to rich jensen at the white house with the latest. >> reporter: a very fluid situation. the national security staff convening about an hour-long briefing this morning that ended -t about -- probably an hour ago. we were supposed to get a briefing in new from...
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continues into who may have sent letters with ricin, possibly that is still being tested, to president obama and to u.s. senator roger wicker. what had happened, at its off site mailing screening centers, authorities intercepted these letters. there were preliminary results saying they had tested positive for ricin. now authorities are looking whether or not they actually have. these tests usually take for final confirmation anywhere between 24 and 48 hours. so they're waiting on results of that. these are two letters the fbi says came from tennessee. so they continued their investigation there. meanwhile on capitol hill today, in a number of senate office buildings there were reports of suspicious packages, suspicious envelopes, suspicious packages being sent to state offices, local offices of u.s. senators. much of that has been cleared already. this is heightened sense of really, sensitivity here in washington, d.c. to watch out for all of these kind of things. u.s. capitol police and authorities are asking staff and lawmakers to be ever vigilant here. so far this seems to be the by-produ
continues into who may have sent letters with ricin, possibly that is still being tested, to president obama and to u.s. senator roger wicker. what had happened, at its off site mailing screening centers, authorities intercepted these letters. there were preliminary results saying they had tested positive for ricin. now authorities are looking whether or not they actually have. these tests usually take for final confirmation anywhere between 24 and 48 hours. so they're waiting on results of...
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the white house has just announced that president obama will travel to boston for an interstate service on thursday. laura joins us from a city still in shock. >> yes, cathy, a very somber city. as you just heard in the update from fbi officials in boston, someone knows who did this. they said they are appealing to the public for clues. we also have an update on the forensic examination of the site where the bomb went off. it seems the bomb was contained in a pressure cooker and carried in a black nylon backpack. at the moment, no more questions have been answered. my colleague has this report. >> runners were struggling to the finish line, their families watching, at cheering. then the unthinkable. cheers became screams. a moment of celebration and triumphed shattered. on the streets of boston, sights and sounds more familiar in countries at war. pavement spattered in blood as two bomb blasts claimed their victims. it was the cruelest of moments. >> i saw a trash can explode. people started throwing down the barricade and running over each other. i ran in the other direction as fast as
the white house has just announced that president obama will travel to boston for an interstate service on thursday. laura joins us from a city still in shock. >> yes, cathy, a very somber city. as you just heard in the update from fbi officials in boston, someone knows who did this. they said they are appealing to the public for clues. we also have an update on the forensic examination of the site where the bomb went off. it seems the bomb was contained in a pressure cooker and carried...
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the obama administration does not like the report. it is a partisan thing. the logical thing, but they don't make up the stories. they -- i don't know what the secretaries problem is, but maybe we should not be surprised when a president and his administration -- after all, this is a president who falsely promised that lower health care premiums would result from obamacare. people would get to keep their doctors from their health care plans. and the president who accuse someone by the name of mitt romney of not paying his taxes. by golly, they get away with it. at some point here facts are going to begin to matter to the american people. your nose? maybe, maybe, just maybe we were right. now, when the president calls on citizens who want to preserve their constitutional rights and the nra lyres, i think we're getting pretty close to the point. i think if you try much harder, mr. president, we will get there. when things get crazy they get crazier. and elvis impersonator arrested. "dobbs law" next. disappointing economic reports and earnings driving the maete
the obama administration does not like the report. it is a partisan thing. the logical thing, but they don't make up the stories. they -- i don't know what the secretaries problem is, but maybe we should not be surprised when a president and his administration -- after all, this is a president who falsely promised that lower health care premiums would result from obamacare. people would get to keep their doctors from their health care plans. and the president who accuse someone by the name of...
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south korea's president will meet with president obama. the white house announced the may 7th visit yesterday. including how to counter north kor korean threat. >> happy birthday to pope benedict. the former pontiff is the oldest and resigned citing a back of strength due to his age. he served for almost 8 years. >> series of earthquakes have rattled parts of central oklahoma this morning. four small quakes have hit and are centered northeast of oklahoma city and range in magnitude of 4.8 and 2.3. so far no reports of injuries or damage. >> 6:20 is our time now. investigators are working together to figure out who is responsible for the terror attack in boston. nbc's stephanie himinez is live where the blast happened. good morning. good morning to you. we are about five blocks away from where those bombs wept off yesterday. we see barricades as so ficials try to see what happened xwres ter day. people were setting up for the marathon. but that atmosphere quickly changed yesterday at 3:00 p.m. as ruppers were crossing that finish line and t
south korea's president will meet with president obama. the white house announced the may 7th visit yesterday. including how to counter north kor korean threat. >> happy birthday to pope benedict. the former pontiff is the oldest and resigned citing a back of strength due to his age. he served for almost 8 years. >> series of earthquakes have rattled parts of central oklahoma this morning. four small quakes have hit and are centered northeast of oklahoma city and range in magnitude...
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because it dragged out it became the bloomberg-obama background check. when that happened, it never had a chance. >> timing means a lot. i am not sure whether republicans, any republicans will pay a price for this, or any democrats. i think charles had it right. it is a one issue vote for people who view their gun rights is threatened. if it is part of a larger picture of republicans as s, if there ist not an immigration bill, democrats will be able to profit from it. >> does the president take responsibility for this? >> he lost. whether you win or lose matters a lot, especially in the second term where -- with his ability to get things done. d you lost on the weakest of all the items. i think mark is right. this was a test. republicans, the ones that wanted to filibuster made a huge mistake and were saved by harry reid. it was a disaster to propose a filibuster. there are samet democrats that'll end up undermining it and you will have to -- you know there are senate democrats of will end up undermining it. it was a very short sighted on the part of tho
because it dragged out it became the bloomberg-obama background check. when that happened, it never had a chance. >> timing means a lot. i am not sure whether republicans, any republicans will pay a price for this, or any democrats. i think charles had it right. it is a one issue vote for people who view their gun rights is threatened. if it is part of a larger picture of republicans as s, if there ist not an immigration bill, democrats will be able to profit from it. >> does the...
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>> i will leave that up for president obama to make the decision. melissa: who do you think the market would like the most? come on, play the game with me. everyone is talking about janet yellin as a possibility. >> the odds are probably janet yellin. the market do have some concerns. again, a lot of her policy discussions are in line. governor janet yellin has become interesting speeches lately. it does appear that she is taking in the big picture in terms of monetary policy. melissa: how do you think the market will take them bernanke? how do you think history will treat him? >> i think history will treat him well. in terms of longer-term path of policy, it always depends on the institution itself. to what extent do they limit their policies? it will be treated positively. melissa: thank you for coming on. we appreciate it. >> sure. thank you. lori: the taxman may be coming for e-commerce. peter barnes has more for us. how close are we? peter: getting closer, lori. it has led to a titanic lobbying. and they ceo e-mailed his seller's asking them to
>> i will leave that up for president obama to make the decision. melissa: who do you think the market would like the most? come on, play the game with me. everyone is talking about janet yellin as a possibility. >> the odds are probably janet yellin. the market do have some concerns. again, a lot of her policy discussions are in line. governor janet yellin has become interesting speeches lately. it does appear that she is taking in the big picture in terms of monetary policy....
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a white house official says the obama administration is handling an attack at the boston marathon as an act of terror. two bombs went off just before the finish line. at least three people were killed. one of them was an 8-year-old boy. more than 100 others were wounded. the first bomb knocked back runners 30 meters from the finish. then another explosion hit people a short distance away. emergency services rushed to the scene. there was no word on the motive or on who may have been responsible. investigators are working to find out whether the attack was carried out by a terrorist group from inside or outside the country. the explosions have revived memories of the september 11th terror attacks. authorities have tightened security in cities around the country, and they may review measures to keep americans safe. nhk world's reporter has more. >> reporter: this was the 117th running of the boston marathon. the world's oldest annual sporting event. more than 23,000 runners took part. several recounted the horror. >> i literally saw the garbage garl explode. i saw the flash, the fire a
a white house official says the obama administration is handling an attack at the boston marathon as an act of terror. two bombs went off just before the finish line. at least three people were killed. one of them was an 8-year-old boy. more than 100 others were wounded. the first bomb knocked back runners 30 meters from the finish. then another explosion hit people a short distance away. emergency services rushed to the scene. there was no word on the motive or on who may have been...
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. >> reporter: president obama was notified in minutes and while he was not ready to use the word "terrorist" he made this vow. >> we will find out who did this and why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. make no mistake. we will get to the bottom of this. >> reporter: but new york congressman peter king is willing to point fingers. >> it has all the earmarks of an al qaeda attack. it reminds me of what happened in times square in 2010. it could end up being someone else but it has all the indicators of being an al qaeda or al qaeda affiliated attack. >> reporter: for rebecca roach and all the runners who ran with full hearts and their loved ones who cheered them on it's so incomprehensible and so wrong. >> why? i don't understand. i can't find reason in it. >> reporter: so it was a day of heart break here in hostage and of heroism. bruce mendelson who is an army veteran was on the scene and responded. you were right at the finish line? >> i was in a post-race party at 667 boylston street on the third floor of a building. t
. >> reporter: president obama was notified in minutes and while he was not ready to use the word "terrorist" he made this vow. >> we will find out who did this and why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. make no mistake. we will get to the bottom of this. >> reporter: but new york congressman peter king is willing to point fingers. >> it has all the earmarks of an al qaeda attack. it reminds...
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and president obama is no ronald reagan. it's not a repeat of 2008. maybe it's a repeat of 1980, rather. it might be a repeat of 1976 or more recently, 2008 when gold did go down by 35%. but it was a buying opportunity. and i think this decline will prove to be a better buying opportunity. >> appreciate that. dave goldman, you heard peter schiff. how do you react to that? >> i think the key issue here is that gold is not an investment but an insurance policy against the collapse of the dollar. when your cost of insurance goes down, it means you're healthier. the chicken little scenario, larry, we run trillion-dollar deficits, borrow half from foreigners, they'll stop lending us money or at least not at low rates and we'll crash. now, that's not going to happen. because of the energy boom, we're going to have the first trade surplus in a generation by 2020, as things are going. and that means we can finance things deficits as far as the eye can see. doesn't mean the economy isn't weak. we will have a deficit. the good news is, our credit is going to be
and president obama is no ronald reagan. it's not a repeat of 2008. maybe it's a repeat of 1980, rather. it might be a repeat of 1976 or more recently, 2008 when gold did go down by 35%. but it was a buying opportunity. and i think this decline will prove to be a better buying opportunity. >> appreciate that. dave goldman, you heard peter schiff. how do you react to that? >> i think the key issue here is that gold is not an investment but an insurance policy against the collapse of...
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at this point, president obama visiting victims of the boston terror attack. all of this is coming as the fbi is stepping up its search for the suspects. scott has been following this since the start. can you give us an update? >> it's been nearly 48 hours since we last had an official news briefing and so a lot of information have flowed into that vacuum. and possibly at that point we will get a little more definitive information about the images that we know that the authorities have right before those deadly explosions on monday afternoon. and we know that there is no shortage of images of people that -- around that site including images from cell phones and from surveillance cameras. there were two cameras that may have provided some very high quality images that were cameras that were provided by a company called access communications to the boston athletic sociasion. those were hd cameras. if they got good images off of that it may be very easy for them to see some ij imagimages people they want to talk to. president obama is or should be soon headed bac
at this point, president obama visiting victims of the boston terror attack. all of this is coming as the fbi is stepping up its search for the suspects. scott has been following this since the start. can you give us an update? >> it's been nearly 48 hours since we last had an official news briefing and so a lot of information have flowed into that vacuum. and possibly at that point we will get a little more definitive information about the images that we know that the authorities have...
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the one sent to president obama is also being tested right now. those who handled these letters are not showing any symptoms right now of being affected with some type of poison. this is from the wording that is in this fbi bulletin, both are postmarked out of memphis, tennessee. enclosed letters contain identical verbiage that include the phrase to see a wrong and unexposed it is to become a silent partner to its continuance. >> they prove that our proactive measures we put in place do in fact work. the american people will find those responsible for the attack in washington and the letter here the capitol. rich: the investigation continues in the washington, d.c. area. the investigation also continues in the boston area. they found a nylon blackberry, pressure cookers, bbs and nails. back to you. connell: a number of things for us to talk about. let's start before we get to the markets and matt welsh. we thought it was all about immigration and gun control. now, though boston bombings and these ricin attacks or whatever they turn out to be. >> i
the one sent to president obama is also being tested right now. those who handled these letters are not showing any symptoms right now of being affected with some type of poison. this is from the wording that is in this fbi bulletin, both are postmarked out of memphis, tennessee. enclosed letters contain identical verbiage that include the phrase to see a wrong and unexposed it is to become a silent partner to its continuance. >> they prove that our proactive measures we put in place do...
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we're going to hear from a very passionate president obama in a few minutes. this is "hardball," the place for politics. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. i love to golf. ♪ [ grunts ] yowza! that's why i eat belvita at breakfast. it's made with delicious ingredients and carefully baked to release steady energy that lasts... we are golfing now, buddy! [ grunts ] ...all morning long. i got it! for the win! uno mas! getting closer! belvita breakfast biscuits -- steady energy to do what i do all morning long. >>> welcome back to "hardball." gun safety advocates, people trying to keep guns out of the equally disturbed which you would think would be everyone would have been considered an unimaginable defeat. the u.s. senate has voted down. senator joe manch
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heather: we learned meantime president obama will be traveling to boston tomorrow. massachusetts governor deval patrick says the president will attend an interfaith service dedicated to those that were injured or killed. we understand the president will speak at that service. he has canceled plans to visit the university of kansas on friday. bill: also major league baseball paying tribute to the people of boston. baseball runs through this entire town and fans of the red sox. there was a moment of silence before the city's beloved red sox were playing a game in cleveland against the indians. >> please join us now in a moment of silence. bill: also the horror near the marathon's finish line, fresh on the players minds. the red sox had already boarded bosses for the airport on monday afternoon when they learned of the bombings. after the 7-1 wins, red sox posing with a banner of boston's b logo and one word that says it all, strong, as in be strong. indeed they are. cities around the country paying tribute to people of boston in their own ways which we will share with
heather: we learned meantime president obama will be traveling to boston tomorrow. massachusetts governor deval patrick says the president will attend an interfaith service dedicated to those that were injured or killed. we understand the president will speak at that service. he has canceled plans to visit the university of kansas on friday. bill: also major league baseball paying tribute to the people of boston. baseball runs through this entire town and fans of the red sox. there was a moment...
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reporter: as boston remans a city in grief tuesday with a 15-block crime scene at its center, president obama vowed those responsible would be caught and brought to justice. >> what we don't yet know is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic, or was the act of a malevolent individual. but we will find out. we will find whoever harmed our citizens. and we will bring them to justice. >> a lot of questions in the beginning of a major investigation. and brian, as if this wasn't enough, there is what appears to be another terrorist scare. this one in washington. what's going on? >> a suspicious letter sent to mississippi senator roger rickart. it had a white granular substance, two field tests indicated it was ricin, a highly poisonous substance. it's been sent to a lab to do full tests and we'll know the result of tests tomorrow. >> it could shake up the delivery of mail? >> it could shake up the delivery of mail but at this point, there's no indication it's connected to what's happening here. >> thank you very much
reporter: as boston remans a city in grief tuesday with a 15-block crime scene at its center, president obama vowed those responsible would be caught and brought to justice. >> what we don't yet know is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic, or was the act of a malevolent individual. but we will find out. we will find whoever harmed our citizens. and we will bring them to justice. >> a lot of...
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late yesterday an angry president obama was joined by some new town family members and mr. obama lashed out at senators and the gun lobby. >> i have heard folks say having the families of victims lobby for this legislation was so somehow misplaced. a prop somebody called them: emotional blackmail. some outlets said. are they serious? do we really think that thousands of families whose lives have been shattered by gun violence don't have a right to weigh in on this issue? do we think their emotions, their loss is not relevant to this debate? so all in all, this was a pretty shameful day for washington. >> megyn: joining me now alan colmes hosts the alan colmes show and ben ferguson hosts the ben ferguson show through the radio network. the president went on to accuse the nra of willfully lying in order to stop this bill from getting through. i'm going to get to that in one second let me start with his position on the newtown families. the president seemed to be defending charges that he was using them as a prop. i want to point out to the viewers. the new town families are n
late yesterday an angry president obama was joined by some new town family members and mr. obama lashed out at senators and the gun lobby. >> i have heard folks say having the families of victims lobby for this legislation was so somehow misplaced. a prop somebody called them: emotional blackmail. some outlets said. are they serious? do we really think that thousands of families whose lives have been shattered by gun violence don't have a right to weigh in on this issue? do we think their...
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the letters were addressed to president obama, senator rodger wicker and a judge in that state. they are likely sent from a writer who is a frequent writer to federal officials. two letters were quite similar. both letters determined to be similar based on targets, post marks and et cetera. both are postmarked out of memphis, tennessee on april 8, 2013. both letters signed, quote, i am k. c. and i approve this message." at the white house here is jay carney's take. >> there was a letter. the off-site facility feeted a suspicious substance and a test was undertaken. the fbi has the lead this that investigation. >> with lawmakers and law enforcement on edge, multiple senate offices had reports of suspicious mail today, including this phoenix, senator jeff flake from arizona. >> there was no harmful substance on the letter, but the letter with ricin was sent from tennessee to senator wicker. this letter came from tennessee with no return address and with an oily substance on it. so it was troubling, and my staff alerted authorities, as they should have, and it was tested. >> just m
the letters were addressed to president obama, senator rodger wicker and a judge in that state. they are likely sent from a writer who is a frequent writer to federal officials. two letters were quite similar. both letters determined to be similar based on targets, post marks and et cetera. both are postmarked out of memphis, tennessee on april 8, 2013. both letters signed, quote, i am k. c. and i approve this message." at the white house here is jay carney's take. >> there was a...
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it came down to politics. >> sharp words from a disappointed president obama who appeared late today alongside the families of the newtown shooting massacre. the president expressed their disappointment after the senate today defeated a compromise bipartisan bill to expand background checks for gun ownership. the vote was just six short of the 60 needed to pass. gun control advocates were hopeful it would pass as the revised bill did not include a ban on assault weapons or high capacity magazines. >>> turning again to the terror in boston. today we learned the identity of the third person killed in the explosions, a young woman named lu ling xi. she was watching the marathon with two friends when the bombs went off. >>> well, it may have been a matter of fate. a bay area woman in boston to watch her 63-year-old mother run the marathon, missed being in the blast zone by a matter of minutes. more now live from boston with more on that story. terry? >> reporter: and this is a story about that fine line between life and death and how sometimes chance can make all the difference. that wom
it came down to politics. >> sharp words from a disappointed president obama who appeared late today alongside the families of the newtown shooting massacre. the president expressed their disappointment after the senate today defeated a compromise bipartisan bill to expand background checks for gun ownership. the vote was just six short of the 60 needed to pass. gun control advocates were hopeful it would pass as the revised bill did not include a ban on assault weapons or high capacity...
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it's a huge victory for the nra and the bitter defeat for president obama. today angry, lashed out at lawmakers. >> i've heard some say that blocking this step would be a victory. my question is, a victory for who? a victory for what? all that happened today was the preservation of the loophole that let's dangerous criminals buy guns without a background check. that didn't make our kids safer. victory for not doing something that 90% of americans, 80% of republicans, the vast majority of your constituents wanted to get done? it begs the question, who are we here to represent? >> today's senate vote comes more than four months after adam lanza shot to death 20 children, and 6 adults, including vicki societia. her sister joins me now. thank you for joining me again. you were there today at the senate to witness what happened. what is your reaction? >> i am disgusted and so disappointed in our senate. >> what is the matter with them, do you think? what would it take? if the deaths of 20 young children and your sister and five other adults at an elementary schoo
it's a huge victory for the nra and the bitter defeat for president obama. today angry, lashed out at lawmakers. >> i've heard some say that blocking this step would be a victory. my question is, a victory for who? a victory for what? all that happened today was the preservation of the loophole that let's dangerous criminals buy guns without a background check. that didn't make our kids safer. victory for not doing something that 90% of americans, 80% of republicans, the vast majority of...